"Awww," she practically melted. "That's the best," she said softly. "I know what you mean about waiting though. Like... I want to tell him but it's so early, I don't want to freak him out," she related. "It must have been nice though, to say it out loud and just go with it and not worry anymore."

"Oh... oh dear... the first time I talked to him this year is kind of embarrassing. Like I knew him before through quodpot and stuff but I never really talked to him until this year," she could imagine this story was going to be one to do down with the ages.

"I was at homecoming with Mari and we were a little tipsy just talking about... ways to save the environment," here she looked at the table guiltily. "And I... kinda shouted to Gael so that the whole world would hear... Gael. Wanna take a shower with us? It's environmentally friendly," her cheeks were bright red when she admitted it. "And then the rest was maximizing space and bio-diesel," she laughed. "I was really drunk," she said again.

"Then we kinda hung out, I asked him out to lunch once and then he asked me out again. Nothing really happened for a while but then he asked me to the Valentine's dance and it was like... boom! Couldn't deny the things that were happening. So it was a slow start but since February things have just taken off," she beamed at her friend. "It was worth all that waiting."